Committee OKs hiring more police

4:06 PM,
Apr. 9, 2013

Bridget Brennan

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The City Council's Personnel Committee on Monday approved hiring as many as five new police officers, as long as the labor cost can be kept within the Manitowoc Police Department's 2013 budget.

Deputy Chief Bridget Brennan indicated two officers are set to retire this year and one of three positions funded by a federal Community Oriented Police Services grant remains vacant.

Brennan said the COPS grant requires the prospective officer to have a military background and imposes other requirements. She indicated one candidate would need to go through 520 hours of training to become ...